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GOING GREEN The school bus industry is taking strides toward a cleaner environment and healthier air quality for students. Several resources, including the virtual Green Bus Summit hosted by School Transportation News this month, share the benefits of a greener fleet. Learn more at
stnonline.com/green-bus. Visit
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Updated Resources In addition toGreen Bus Resources located in the footer of the
stnonline.com home page, Safety Resources now includes information on the U.S Department of Education’s COVID-19 Guidance that was released at the end of February. Find more information at
stnonline.com/safety-resources/#usdoe.
The Air in There In addition to cleaner air outside the vehicle, inside air is also important. With viruses and flu season plaguing the nation, learn about what vehicle filtration systems are available and right for you at
stnonline.com/go/8g.
New Legislation Read about several school bus safety bills and how they aim to further improve the yellow school bus. Visit
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Making Headlines IC Bus and Kajeet announced an expanded partnership to make the Kajeet SmartBus hardware and service bundle available to all new and existing buses. One year of free service now comes standard on all electric buses from IC Bus.
Lumin-Air announced it is providing MERV- 13 filters to improve the air quality in school buses and mass transit vehicles.
Cleaner School Bus Air Dan Fillenwarth, the president of Lumin-Air, discusses indoor air quality, including school buses in a column on page 28 of this issue. In addition, find a list of key questions to ask when purchasing air filtration systems at stnonline. com/go/8i.
The Missouri Propane Education & Research Council presented Liberty Public Schools in Missouri with a check for $20,000 to help purchase 10 new Blue Bird propane autogas school buses.
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14 School Transportation News • APRIL 2021
PHOTO COURTESY OF LUMIN-AIR.
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